Facebook Asks Users To Submit Their Nude Photos 'To Keep People Safe'

Facebook is asking its users to submit nude photos of themselves.

According to a recent press release, the social media network is launching a pilot program in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that will allow users to submit their intimate images so that Facebook can prevent anyone from uploading the same photo to the site again.

Facebook plans to use image matching technology to stop the photo from being uploaded again and make a dent in the phenomenon of revenge porn.

"The safety and well-being of the Facebook community is our top priority," Facebook's Head of Global Safety, Antigone Davis, says in a statement.

"As part of our continued efforts to better detect and remove content that violates our community standards, we're using image matching technology to prevent non-consensual intimate images from being shared."

Facebook will use the technology to block photos on Instagram, Facebook as well as Messenger.